Category: Boardgames!

Sorry for the delayed post again. Today was Christmas Cooking. As penance, I have put my Tuna Noodle Casserole recipe at the bottom. Name Dominion + Expansions Players 2-4 Play Time 45 – 60 minutes Game Style Deck Building Whatever I was expecting Dominion to be, it definitely wasn’t it. And that is fantastic! In…

Name Love Letter and Letters to Santa Players 2-4 Play Time 20 minutes Game Style Deduction, Guessing Here is a great, quick game. You are a trying to woo a princess (or get your letter to Santa). In each round, you attempt to gain influence by being the “closest” to the princess/Santa. You draw and…

Sorry for the late post. Shopping at the Mall is.. is.. let’s say ‘fun’. Name Roll & Play Players As many little ones as you want Play Time Some to Many minutes Game Style Pick a Card, Do an Action Now for my Daughter’s favourite game. Basic play is as follows: roll the giant die,…

Name Wasabi Players 2 – 4 Play Time 45 Minutes Game Style Collecting Resources, Laying Tiles I love the novelty of this game. You are a Sushi chef attempting to collect ingredients and lay tiles to properly prepare your menu of sushi. The limited space on the playing board, makes this game one of strategy…

Image courtesy of Bananagrams Name Bananagrams Players 1 – Many Play Time 10 minutes Game Style Making Words This seems like a theme to end the week. Like these last two posts, this one is all about the words. Like a free form scrabble, Bananagrams has you scrambling for words, and adding letters all the…

Image courtesy of How Stuff Works Name Quiddler Players 1 – 8 Play Time 30 minutes Game Style Making Words Quiddler, like Scrabble Flash, is a wonderful word game. You start with 3 cards, and, by drawing and discarding, attempt to get ‘out’ by spelling a word. The value of cards played becomes your score…

Image courtesy of Wikimedia Name Stone Age Players 2 – 4 Play Time 90 minutes Game Style Resource Management This is my wife, Jennifer’s, favourite game, by a wide margin. You control a tribe of people that are competing for resources with up to 3 other tribes. Each round you place your meeples in an…

Image Courtesy of Wikimedia Name LCR Players 2 – Lots Play Time 5 minutes Game Style Dice Rolling LCR, which stands for Left, Centre, Right, is a quick and easy game. Each player gets three chips to start, and each rolls one dice for each chip they have (up to three). This makes more sense…

Name Scrabble Flash Players 1 – 3 (although teams can play) Play Time 30 seconds – Lots Game Style Making Words Sometimes you just don’t want to play with others. While collaboration is a key ingredient in my classroom, I know there are times that this isn’t necessary. I find it hard to find good…

Name Fluxx and its many variations Players 2 – Many Play Time 5 – 10 minutes Game Style Pick a card, play a card The simplicity of this game is deceptive. The basic rules start with “Draw a Card, Play a Card”, yhen all heck breaks loose. Cards played will change rules, destroy plans, and…